Wellington vs WSW 3k might get traveling wanderers 

Brisbane vs Adelaide 10k first hone game 

melbourne city vs western man I really expect 10k for this anything less is disappointing 

Sydney vs Newcastle 10k

Wellington vs WSW 3k some wanderers will wander down
Brisbane vs Adelaide 7k brisbane wont do well crowd wise at redcliffe much longer 
melbourne city vs western 8k, slightly disappointed by the victorian crowds this season 
Sydney vs Newcastle 11k benefit of doubt due to matildas last week
MacArthur vs mariners 4k hoping for some travelling marinators
 Victory vs Perth 17k assume victory will let Melbourne know sturridge is in town

The crowds were killed

40,000+  suggests  otherwise

To be honest, their best bet until their new ground is built in 2071 is probably Docklands, with games in Geelong or Tassie whenever the AFL monopolises the ground. Sure it will look crap with 3k fans in a 50k oval, but it meets broadcast standards and is at least on the westside of the CBD (and therefore marginally easier to access for their core crowd than AAMI Park), and now that Victory has left it would be a point of difference with the other two clubs.

Yeah, it's going to be quite some time before we can even get back to the state the league was in at the mid-2010s, let alone grow from there. In the last couple of years, whatever could go wrong did go wrong for the A-League:

- a civil war in the administration tore the game apart
- the governing body launched an ill-starred attack on active support, which effectively killed off the A-League's major selling point
- expansion was botched and the two teams chosen are going to take a long time to win significant support (if they even last that long)
- WSW and SFC spent several years away from their traditional grounds, which has whittled away their support (the same is now happening with the Roar in Redcliffe)
- Victory suffered a catastrophic collapse as a football club, which alienated the biggest fanbase in the league
- and then to top it all off there was the pandemic

The main thing to achieve right now is to make sure all the clubs survive and that the league is on a stable commercial footing. Then we can dream of sold-out stadiums and massive TV ratings.

WP v WSW - 1,500 (WSW fan base fickle as always and won't go).
BR v AU - 9,000 (8,000-9,000 seems to be their go).
MCFC v WU - 8,500 (Slightly higher than their usual numbers).
SFC v Jets - 7,500 (more shit weather forecast and we know how Sydney people are scared of rain).
MFC v CCM - 2,500 (I'm not very familiar with Penrith, but Google Maps tells me its a little over 50km from Campbelltown).
MVFC v PG - 9,500 (Sturridge factor or not, 6:45pm Sunday fucking sucks).

Friday night in Wollongong is a hard sell, even if it the first double-header of the season with the A-League Women
As for the Bullsh1tters (aka Macarthur), their poorly run club could hire 6 coaches to shuttle all of their plastics to Penrith for 50-odd minute bus trip on the recently widened Northern Rd (dual carriage way for most of the way). And Penrith Panthers don't like cutting the grass to a proper football (round ball) length so the pitch will be quite spongy so the ball won't travel well. Maybe some CCM fans will travel with about a 90 minute car trip from Gosford

Why are they playing this match at penrith when you have Marconi or Sydney United grounds near by?

Brisbane wet... Lucky to see 5k

You really have to ask ?

No, just venting we just heading into a second season were teams are playing outside their areas, it just sucks hopefully we can get back to normal next season.

More people at the FFA Cup game in Wollongong v Mariners than at the Phoenix v Mariners game at the same venue.

Maybe because Wollongong are playing at their home ground 

Attendance 
ALW Nix v WS 1309
ALM Nix v WS 1948

They should have lined up an NPL side for the opener might have got a few more people through the turnstiles....

The ALW women's game was delayed due to lightning so the weather did have an effect, albeit a small one. Still 400 more than for the a Saturday game against the Mariners. 
Some of the RBB travelled to the game on a Friday Night and made an atmosphere. Don't recall the same vibe for Mariners game. There was a bit ore for the FFA Cup game at WIN on Wednesday.

So little energy or interest around this season. I had not expected this. 

I can guarantee that AFL and NRL will have no such problems.

1300 is pretty good for The w league 

Remember  how  when  the   old   FFA   was   running  the  league   it  was  getting   crowds  of   30,000+  and 40,000+   right   up  to  its  last  season ?

Yes but what we are seeing now is the results of long term mismanagement.
One thing is certain - if metrics don't improve significantly, there will be a no next TV deal.
The A League is on its final warning. 

@ charlied

Funny   how   the  old  FFA   had  no  problems getting  attendances  of  30,000+  and  40,000+   right  up  to  their  last  season...

Wasn't that common, and it was pre-COVID

So what?   The  old  FFA  got  crowds   of  30,000+   and   40,000+   right  up  to  their  last  season

How many games do you actually go to ?

@ SutherlandBear

Why do  you   ask ?

Because all you do is moan about how many people DON'T go to matches !!

@ SutherlandBear

If  you  read  my  last  few  posts,  you  will  see  that  my  comments   were   actually  about   the  old  FFA   getting   crowds   of  30,000+   and  40,000+   up  to  their  last  season

Which interprets that no one goes anymore.

Do you attend any games ? I'm off out to Kogarah just now to enjoy this evenings match.